Saiga 12?

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Saiga 12?

I recently read a review of a Saiga 12 , semi-automatic 12g shotgun with a magazine. I love the idea of a shotgun with a magazine like that. The downside is that spare magazines are rare...to the tune of around a hundred bucks each on ebay.

Does anyone else make anything remotely similar that is a little bit more available? A shotgun is on my ever growing list of stuff to get to better prepare for any situation and I think a quickly reloadable shotgun would be fantastic for home defense and such.

I have only a tiny bit of experience with shotguns from the navy. They showed us basic quick reloads and even the seasoned and practiced instructor couldn't have beat the reload time on one of these.

I guess I am probably just way content with the 870 tho I do agree there is appeal to a quick reload, per a magazine. I have a mag tube extension on the 870 and so for initial capacity this is about up there with the Saiga - then I think as many folks might do - you ''top off'' at every opportunity to avoid going to empty.

There is the Knoxx Sidewinder. A conversion kit for Mossberg pumps that accepts a 10 round drum or a 6 round box magazine. They claim to also have an 870 version in the works. The drums are $100 and the box mags are $50 straight from them. Not sure if they can be had cheaper elsewhere. No experience with it myself, so don't take this as an endorsement.